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I need some advice.

A vendor supplied some lab equipment to my lab. When he equipment came in, I asked him to confirm what's on the list with what's on ground which we did. We didn't test the equipment.

Later on trying to use them equipment, I observed that two of them were faulty. I called him and he is telling me stories about how we 'confirmed' them in my presence.

What can I do please? I am pissed off already.

raumdeuter:
You claimed there is untold poverty in Nigeria currently
Now you are telling us being France stooge will bring untold poverty

Shey the same poverty that's already here according to you

I only said Nigeria will be like Niger who have been the stooge of France until recently.

Is there a country under French control that is doing well or did well?

raumdeuter:
What Obi could not pull off with his FCT winner claims?

Only Tinubu can do that. Only a thief can do that.

Nigerians haven't realised what we got into.

A man with no father and mother, no brothers and sisters, no primary, secondary or tertiary school history. His only certificate is being debated.

Someone that brought fake bishops.

Nigerians aren't realising who we allowed to steal our mandate. We are hypnotised.

Everyone he comes in contact with automatically becomes bad. Even those who sold thier souls for pieces of bread - Bwala, Reno, FFK, Keyamo, Kukah etc

These were people who criticised him and knows he is evil but have now been overtaken by the wind of corruption.

God save Nigeria

raumdeuter:
Buying fuel 150 with abundant subsidy. Same way we were buying flight tickets and brand new cars for N10k at some point.

Times change try to keep up

I thought Tinubu said renewed hope. Which one is times change again? 😂

daveP:
Rest, Spy. Lol.
When you are ready to deal with facts, we can continue. But as you fly over facts, see me for tarmac dry wave goodbye jare. 🤦🏽‍♂️

I already said let's deal with facts. So bring any if you have

Motivation For Successful Living

Working Hard - Man United scored 4 goals to earn one point

Working Smart - Arsenal didn't score a goal, conceded one but still earned three points.

Be Smart. Be Arsenal 🫵🏾

raumdeuter:
Shey I no tell you

Renewed hope is coming

When other refineries get on board it will even get better

Hope we have a fuel scarcity free Christmas

It's madness

We were buying fuel at less than 150 before Tinubu/APC took it up to 900, so fuel dropping from 900 to 780 is what is the renewed hope?

It's madness for real

raumdeuter:
All these fake news, fake things and shortcuts dey always appeal to you. Same way you were shouting about winning FCT is winning Nigeria.
If we wanted to qualify we should have won our game

I was just hoping that Tinubu could pull that off in the same way he rigged election. I was hoping our president can use his super talent 😂

raumdeuter:
You have been complaining that there is generational poverty in Nigeria

So what are you scared of again? He who is down need fear no fall . Unless you were lying about the initial claim

When someone like Disstroy believes that 15m is luxury, do you want him to lose his 15m naira luxury?

raumdeuter:
When did the Supreme Court declare it illegal? Which year

Jonathan era. SC said a elected person cannot be suspended.

During Obasanjo, SC said the an elected person can only be removed by impeachment, incapacitated, or death. No other way.

At Davep what was your feeling about Giroud when he was here? Did you like him or wanted someone else?

Amoto94:
Someone claimed that there is no Islamophobia I brought a recent evidence of it only for some of you to tag it as me trying to equate it with what happened in Australia. Some of you are irredeemable

Another terrorist group loading in Owo

What the hell is this video and why is it not trending

Islamic jihadist group chanting a religious war anthem while displaying Palestinian flags and doing the Nazi salute… in Owo, Ondo State where one of the worst terror attacks in recent times happened pic.twitter.com/OCZvOXrqHz

— Erimus (@HeDontMakeNoise) December 16, 2025

daveP:
Spy, thanks for the therapist assessment,but no thanks. But like that season, last season and this current one, i maintain my stance about Kai. Don't play this childish game with me snd try to make it be like it's because one is feeling guilty. That's preposterous and hilarious 😂
Guilty? Ontop Kai? Aspa he be Auba or Lacazette? Abeg abeg abeggg. Wrong about a real 9 vs a false 9?!
How convenient for you to go down this route.

You are now trying to play an emotional game.

Let's deal with the facts.

It's a real 9 Vs false 9 argument otherwise you won't make it an argument

OasisX and Raumdeuter

https://businessday.ng/sports/article/2026-world-cup-nigerias-hopes-revived-by-dr-congo-players-ineligibility-claims/

If Tinubu can pull this off using his INEC and Supreme Court skills, he will earn my respect. At least for once let all Nigerians benefit from his corruption skills.

OasisX:


........PBAT remains best civilian President ever with steel balls. No being, whether human or non-human can shake him at the moment. LOL!

PBAT that is twerking for Macron while at the same time shivering at the voice of Trump 😂

Lion of Bourdilion is a toy cat outside his APC cage

raumdeuter:
The ABCD XYZ in your name what is the use to you?

I'm sure you're not dull

Nigeria becoming the new Niger Republic is poverty pro max.

Niger that chased France out of their country, it's the same France that Nigeria wants to surrender to. What a stupid idea 😂

raumdeuter:
Dariye and Fayose served their full suspension
So whose own did Supreme Court declare illegal

Do you know cases adjudicated by Supreme Court are settled matter

I didn't say they didn't serve their suspension. I said SC declared it illegal. So how come it became legal suddenly under Tinubu?

Make we dey play

Everything you want to vilify Havertz for, Gyokeres has also been guilty. Gyokeres has missed chances, he was also given a penalty to boost confidence. Even Arteta has started him ahead of better performing players. Arteta defended him in his last press conference. Yet we want to blame everyone and everything just to prove we were right about having a traditional striker in the team.

What you have not realised is that it comes with the role and not the player.

I have been on this thread defending Gabriel Jesus, Havertz and now Gyokeres for the very same role and reasons. I wish Jodera was here to confirm.

I have used heat maps to show that the CF is too busy to have enough composure to be prolific in front of goal.

Now that we have tested all kinds of players and the results are the same, can't we just be humble enough to admit that we were wrong?

daveP:
I get you but difference dey. The Kai comparison no gel. Kai was fed so bad yet the net didn't shake. Sotey his teammates noticed a dip in confidence and had to help open the floodgates with a pk(Odegaard took the ball from Saka and gave Kai).
That's what helped that year.
Prior to coming, he's not even a prolific forward compared to Gyo last season before arriving(compare their last season at previous clubs be crossing over)

What made the Kai own was the chances were created and he was wasting many. Many. No mincing words. Despite this, coach still found a way to always play him. He's not even doing same with Gyokores right now. Diff dey seh!! 😅😂😂

From LW to middle to CF to False 9 to Merino role, he kept switching him every game cos he wanted him to click so bad. Can't forget that.

He isn't a trad 9 or top 9 so the way analysis will go will definitely be different. Pep still changed his system to accommodate Haaland o. This is Arteta's Master o. And see how he's always with 45% of total goals and that doesn't diminish his team cos if Haaland is unavailable, they'll just switch fast to the other style. Goals still spread wella. Even Rodri once said that Haaland made lots of things easy for City. He can score and they'll play the Pep way after and fluidity still exist even if opponents score(major difference between city and arsenal)

You see you write up here is everything I don't like about how we analyse things as fans. You gathered all the biases and sentiments into one post.

You're comparing Havertz and Gyokeres but instead of looking at their output you're pointing at everything you can hold to exonerate Gyokeres while pointing at everything that doesn't matter to vilify Havertz.

This isn't about Havertz Vs Gyokeres, it's YOU and your CONSCIENCE

You feel emotionally disappointed and you are trying to prove your way out. My brother free yourself with humility and simply say you were wrong about Havertz. It won't harm you.

raumdeuter:
OBJ already declared state of emergency in Plateau and Ekiti before. So what precedent is being set that wasn't there before

Didn't the Supreme Court declare it illegal then? Tinubu's own Supreme Court up turned it

raumdeuter:
Na you i go ask na since na you dey come up with theories

At least every stooge gets a benefit

If we get benefits from France then why not? The tax system wey you no sell to France what's the benefit to you?

Or let's ask what do you think is the benefit of your tax system to France

It's rumoured that giving access of our tax data base to France would remove the ia in our name and make us like Niger

OasisX:


......how?! By proving to the World that Nigeria remains the GIANT of AFRICA?! The failed Coup really pain una ó well well. LOL!

You're being defensive as if I asked about Benin. What's my concern with a coup in Benin when it will not reduce cost of living or end banditry, terrorism and Christian genocide in Nigeria.

I just wanted to know from BAT's close lovers if what I am hearing is true.

Raumdeuter said it's a good thing. That's OK. I have no issues with that.

He could as well be an as* lic#er for all I care 😂

I hope I won't get banned 😂

daveP:
I wish i was defending him. There's a lot of buzz interviews about this matter here and many from the wenger era are with my POV. Perhaps Gyokores is their MCM too. Latest is Ramsey.

Even rival fans are seeing this lack of play towards him.

I can beat my chest and say that this season, he's made spaces for every other of his teammates in the final 3rd than they finding him for a final touch. Bring a counter argument.

My conclusion is this is hibernation mode and he's going to get better, and this phase will pass. But don't come and pretend like im defending him blindly. Lol.

Coach even affirmed this stance o. But you're here throwing this cheap punch. Habaaaa!!!

Please let's make it clear that I have no issues at all with Gyokeres performance. That's because I expected it. Even Arteta did, when he warned him of not losing his head if he doesn't score for many games.

Those that are feeling bad about Gyokeres are those who attacked Havertz for the same reasons. Just that in attacking Havertz they roped themselves by demanding for a striker that scores goals without realising that any one going to play CF for Arsenal will not be prolific because of the demands of that role.

So I am here to stop any agenda from those fans to blame other players for his lack of goals. Imagine that nonsense.

raumdeuter:
You are the one talking about Tinubu being a stooge of Macron, I dont know. My response is that it will be a good thing

Its like you asking me if it will be a good thing to be Elon Musks boy-boy. And I answered you perfectly

Your answer was like someone feeling self guilt. But that's by the way.

So you think it would be a good thing if Tinubu is a Macron stooge? Like using our military resources to fight Macron's war in West Africa? Or selling our tax system to France? What do we stand to gain?

raumdeuter:
If this is true wont it be a badge of honor? If being a stooge of France makes us get benefits from France why shouldn't we?

Almost the entire developing countries are stooge of a major power. Its even a flex that I have something to offer a 1st world nation to make us a stooge

These countries though neighbors with shared ancestry Dominican Republic and Haiti. North Korea and South, East and West Germany. One a stooge of the west, the other not a stooge. Guess how life is doing them in both places.


Na like association of broke men dey ask IsraelDMW if he is a stooge of Davido. The people with Israel education and exposure wey no be stooge of someone what have they done with their lives

You're being defensive.

I simply asked if you think Tinubu is a stooge of Macron/France

All you needed to say is yes or no or perhaps you don't know.

I can say that, you're like a child asked if they saw money and they start shouting they didn't steal it.

OasisX:


......no wahala! We have a solid relationship with France now, you are good to go bruh.

Do you think Tinubu is a stooge for Macron/France?

Cc Raumdeuter

OasisX:


......una fit wail from now till 2031, no shaking. PBAT is fixing the country, and I am glad many are seeing the light already.

2026 is the Year.....boom! boom!! boom!!! Everywhere. Start pricing your favourite car(s) coz prosperity has finally arrived.

Na France I want go. I need French citizenship. That's why I am voting BAT 2027

Roland17:
We can both admit our attack is broken, there is something fundamentally or tactically wrong with it and this has been going on for a while.

Honest question.. How do you think we can resolve it? Honestly I am really worried about it? What are your thoughts?

When you look at the top scorers list, there is no Arsenal player in the top 10. It simply means we don't have a steady attacking arrangement or plan. Let's start from there.

Possible causes
1. Manager does not know his best selection. Keeps changing starting eleven.
2. Injuries denying the manager availability of players as tools
3. Manager has no fixed attacking plan, so players rely on whatever they can create

The first thing is to get our players back fit. Gyokeres was improving scoring 4 league and 2 CL goals until he got injured, being the only outfield striker available. We switched to Merino who scored 4 in 6 games until he became fatigued being the only usable centre forward player available. Trossard was scoring until he too got injured.

Whenever there is a form of stability we have improvements. Now that we have two or three options as CF Arteta needs to now decide his best selection and stick to it while reducing the load burden through substitution, and rotation in non league matches.

Secondly, there should be a fixed attacking plan. A known attacking pattern. They have to master it in such a way that everyone knows his role and executes it with speed and accuracy. And then a plan B in case the first plan does not work within the first 30 mins.

Most times the teams we face defend low block. That should be put under consideration.
Earlier in the season we used set pieces to open up the game. We have kind of lost that since Gabriel M got injured. We need to re-establish that option irrespective of who is not available.

germaphobe:
Jesus and Havertz are the main men for our attack and have a chemistry with our wingers than any other player up front. Our attack became potent when we signed jesus and Havertz because of how they confuse defenders with their movement. Gyokeres is more traditional box striker and defenders knows what to expect from him when he's making a run or have the ball on his feet. It is more easy to mark him than the others, he's strength lies in his ability to overpower the defenders and sometimes when he gets into those positions, they players don't trust him making a difference hence they focus of dragging the ball to see if more space can be opened for other players to utilise when he drags the defenders.

The bolded is point blank. Also the way we play, we usually overload the opponent's box. And the players that are usually less marked are the wngers. They are our main goal threats, not the CF.

Playing a traditional striker whose movements are restricted within the box means he is easily predictable and more work by the midfielders and wingers because they will have more markers.

It's different for Haaland because he is sharper and more imposing. But anyday he is successfully marked out, Man City doesn't score. Unless until recently they found a way for Foden

BlueRayDick:
How’s it that Merino get serviced when he starts as false 9 ?

How’s it that Jesus who just returned from injury got serviced in the two games he’s had cameo appearances this season ?

How’s it that Havertz before his injury was over serviced starting in that 9 position ?

Are we implying that the rest of the team don’t fancy Gyokeres well enough to service him ?

I wonder.

BlueRayDick:
For all the criticism of Odegaard holding on to the ball too much , we much be truthful to ourselves that when Odegaard plays 10 there’s always a ray of hope that we may still find a way to break low block playing teams .

On the other hand , Eze playing 10 against a low block team just doesn’t inspire any confidence we may break them down . I think Eze is best suited for playing those long passes from our half to pick out a runner when teams lose possession when pressing us high . That was what played out in the City game and Bayern game.

Saka and Odegaard exchanging passes along the right wing seem to be the only thing has worked in breaking the resolve of low block teams thus far. Definitely Arteta and the coaching crew need to find more ways around breaking low block teams thus far, but for now that seem like the only thing working .

Eze is a very good player but he seems to struggle in that 10 role for now

Eze was specifically signed to break down low blocks.

If you noticed, Eze stays near the box when the opponent is defending. He on near the box is dangerous because he can work his way in tight spaces. We need to get the ball to him near the box.

He was lethal against Tottenham because Merino comes out to take away markers from him. That's what Gyokeres is not doing and it's making it difficult.

I need to see Eze and Jesus in the same line up.

daveP:
Exactly. Before they say he's not doing his bit. Service needs to increase. Better days though. Me just wished they focus on him vs these small teams and use the grand approach vs big teams. Better days soon.

How many services is enough before he will score a goal? Because I know that there were two or three occasions he was given the ball and couldn't even hold it

I also know one or two occasions Saka and Odegaard wanted to give him the ball but he was hiding behind a defender.

Perhaps the service you mean is for Odegaard, Eze or Saka to dribble everyone including the GK and pass the ball to Gyokeres to score into an empty net?

You can look for a way to defend your MCM but please don't blame it on anyone. It's the same team Merino scored 3 goals in 4 games when Gyokeres was injured.